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Royals call up pitching prospect Danny Duffy

and will be starting tomorrow night against the Rangers. In Omaha, Duffy had a 3-1 record, 3.0 ERA, 40 some K's, & 10 base on balls.

Davies to the DL (anticipated that's going to happen) & Duffy to the show along with Mazzaro going back to Omaha is the perfect way to wash the bad taste of last night's cluster out of the mouth of this Royals fan.

Re: Royals call up pitching prospect Danny Duffy

Originally Posted by garn91

and will be starting tomorrow night against the Rangers. In Omaha, Duffy had a 3-1 record, 3.0 ERA, 40 some K's, & 10 base on balls.

Davies to the DL (anticipated that's going to happen) & Duffy to the show along with Mazzaro going back to Omaha is the perfect way to wash the bad taste of last night's cluster out of the mouth of this Royals fan.

I'm excited, but a little concerned that if he succeeds he's going to pitch way too many innings this year considering his low workload next year.

Duffy is the type of pitcher that's built for a homerun suppressing park like the K, considering his biggest problem is going to be keeping the HR numbers down.

Re: Royals call up pitching prospect Danny Duffy

The Royals called up Everett Teaford (another good pitching prospect) in Mazzaro's place also. I would assume he starts Saturday. Hopefully one of them will be a reliable option so the Royals can dump some of the dead weight in the starting rotation, i.e. Davies.

Originally Posted by johnnydugouts

MM and gesell are pretty much a wash. is niang a better player than woodbury? of course, but that doesnt mean its a good matchup for him, especially with a much more athletic defensive player backing up woodbury.

Re: Royals call up pitching prospect Danny Duffy

Originally Posted by GMackey32

The Royals called up Everett Teaford (another good pitching prospect) in Mazzaro's place also. I would assume he starts Saturday. Hopefully one of them will be a reliable option so the Royals can dump some of the dead weight in the starting rotation, i.e. Davies.

If Davies goes onto the DL today, which many assume, there's no way he'll be DFA'ed until he's off the DL and has made a couple of starts.

Re: Royals call up pitching prospect Danny Duffy

I think you'll see Duffy on a pitch count for his first couple of starts. Yost won't make the same mistake that Hillman did with Meche have him out there for 130 some pitches in one outing.

My main concern is that he'll end up throwing 200+ innings this year if he pitches well. He only pitched 62 innings in the minors last year, but he also pitched in the Arizona Fall League and the Pan-Am games, I think. Pitchers who up their innings total over 50 innings in a year generally have a higher risk for injury than pitchers who throw high pitch counts occasionally.

Re: Royals call up pitching prospect Danny Duffy

I am projecting Francis at this time in game 1. Then Saturday is still open as that would have been Davies spot (Duffy takes Mazzaro's place on roster)

Who knows??? Do they strectch out Crow and let him start? Do they call up Montgomery from AAA? (if so, Tejada can take his place in the pen as he is on rehab and appears ready to go)

IMO, calling up Montgomery after his struggles in AAA is a horrible idea. I hope they give Crow a shot. He threw 50+ pitches in his last outing, so he should be able to go 4-5 innings pretty easily on Saturday. Then Adcock and/or Teaford.

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